1.
Sign in Connecticut laminated with Lexan yellowing and delaminating
after 5 years. An adhesive is the “Achilles Heel” of
any rigid sign. It is inexorable human nature to peel the corner..
Although the right laminate does, indeed, provide some protection,
too often overlaminates are chosen poorly. What might look glossy
and abrasion-proof in the first year often delaminates or yellows
later.
2. E-Guard annodized plates
are used for off-shore rigs. Embedded inside the aluminum, these
signs last 20 years... with toughest climate imaginable.
3. Red inks are the most transitory
of all. Circle around “Mr. Ouch” has faded.
4. Rifle shots do not afflict
appreciable harm to a fiberglass sign. Fiberglass doesn’t
give off the satisfying “ping” when hit.
5. Graffiti is easily removed
from porcelain or fiberglass signs. Most urban subways use porcelain
or fiberglass.
6. Porcelain signs after being
fired in our kilns are then cooled and tested to withstand 50 foot
pounds of impact. |
